Fay-Cooper Cole
Professor of anthropology (1881–1951)
Died aged 80LeoUnited States
Biography
Fay-Cooper Cole (8 August 1881 – 3 September 1961) was a professor of anthropology and founder of the anthropology department at the University of Chicago; he was a student of Franz Boas.He was a witness for the defense for John Scopes at the Scopes Trial. Cole also played a central role in planning the anthropology exhibits for the 1933 Century of Progress World's Fair. He was elected a Member of the American Philosophical Society in 1941. At the University of Chicago he helped amass a large collection of human remains and archeological objects, the Archaeology Laboratory Skeletal Collection.
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Career highlights
Employers / organisations
- University of Chicago
Family
- Spouse(s)
- Mabel Cook Cole
- Children
- LaMont C. Cole
- Parents
- George LaMont Cole
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- Fay-Cooper Cole died on September 3, 1961 at the age of 80.
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- Wikidata lists 1 child of Fay-Cooper Cole.
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